|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013
NEW YORK — Stocks are closing sharply lower and bond yields are rising after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could slow its massive bond purchases this year.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program later this year and end it next year if the economy continues to improve.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke declined Wednesday to address speculation that he will step down as chairman of the Federal Reserve in January when his term ends, saying he wanted to keep the attention on Fed policy.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve could scale back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
NEW YORK — Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge bond-buying program later this year and end it by the middle of 2014.
|Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
Tiger Woods' sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open.
| |Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013
HAVANA — The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies.